The B-C Wildfire Service says it successfully conducted an operation to unite two wildfires into one larger blaze between Peachland and Summerland.
The out-of-control fire on the west side of Okanagan Lake now covers just over 15-square kilometres but officials say there is a better chance to build fire guards with a single perimeter.
The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has rescinded several evacuation orders for properties north of Summerland but another 900 properties remain on alert until further notice.
Officials are concerned rising temperatures and gusty winds could undo progress that fire crews made battling wildfires in B-C over the weekend.